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Old 3rd Nov 2021, 00:40
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Originally Posted by Lookleft
But still growing up in a culture that thinks that form of behavior is acceptable. Immersed in a culture and a nationalistic mind set that thinks France is the dominant nation on the planet if only the rest of the world would accept that. Macron's great great grandparents would not have been born when Napoleon set out to demonstrate that thinking but it is still the attitude the French take to the world stage. Churchill was correct in destroying the French fleet at Mers El Kébir and Australia was correct in dumping the French subs. Both were done for the strategic interests of their respective countries.
How is it you know that blowing up non combatant ships is accepted by the French culture in 2021?

I don’t believe any nation is that singularly minded that it’s culture as you put it condones sinking ships, now or then.
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